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ssheri72

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Confused to when reading research on this item....
« on: May 16, 2010, 09:23:28 am »
I found this picture in a free box at a backyard sale. I have researched it and can't find any info on this one alone, but some articles say there antique and some don't. Anyone help me with this one? Thank You!

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Re: Confused to when reading research on this item....
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2010, 09:40:14 am »
Illinois Moulding Co is the company that created the frame for your print. But that can give you some clues as to the date when it was produced. So farm I found that the Illinois Moulding Co was founded in 1896:

http://books.google.com/books?id=xlQDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA485&lpg=PA485&dq=%22illinois+moulding%22++history&source=bl&ots=v-fSiRPBbN&sig=Gz3DfHwN6de9VrFDx7dJnDdhzeg&hl=en&ei=hBDwS9bNDYvYtgOojuzADw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22illinois%20moulding%22%20%20history&f=false

I'll keep looking to see if there is anything on when they went out of business.
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Re: Confused to when reading research on this item....
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2010, 09:55:44 am »
Well, so far I haven't been able to locate a date when the company went out of business, but they seem to have been around at least until the 1930's. Maybe someone else here can locate more info.
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Re: Confused to when reading research on this item....
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2010, 10:00:53 am »
Thank you for your help, I appreciate it.

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Re: Confused to when reading research on this item....
« Reply #4 on: May 19, 2010, 08:31:35 pm »
Windsor Art Products and Illinois Molding Company are "sister" companies - Chicago, 8 Illinois.

Windsor Art Products was the "decorative arts" publishing company which was active from the early 1900's through the 1970's - while Illinois Molding Co was the part of the company that made the frames.   Decorative art companies purchased rights and/or commissioned artists to produce original art,  which they then reproduced on canvas/board that was pressed and/or embossed simulating brush strokes (as if an artist painted had actually painted it). This was done in order to mass produce decorative art - not with intent to defraud people. 
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Re: Confused to when reading research on this item....
« Reply #5 on: May 19, 2010, 09:02:41 pm »
Just looking at it, it looks like the type of picture my parents would have had hanging in their house.  Judging by that, it would date from 1950-1970.  The frame with linen border was quite common for decorative pictures.  The Chicago 8 postal code would predate the Zip Code so that would put it before 1960.  My guess is 1950-1960.  It was in a free box because they could not sell it at a previous sale.  A frame like that goes for 50c or $1 at a sale around here (if it sells at all).  The print would be lucky to find a home for.  Everything free is not worth $ but at least you did not lose money.  IMO.